Know about the Planets

1. The brightest planet as seen from Earth — Venus 2. The planet also known as Earth’s twin — Venus 3. The planet, which rotates in a direction opposite to that of others — Venus 4. The planet, which has prominent rings around it — Saturn 5. Planets which have no satellites — Mercury & Venus 6. The planet with the longest day — Venus (244 hrs) 7. The planet with the shortest day — Jupiter (9 hrs 55 mts) 8. The planet also known as Evening/Morning star — Venus 9. The Jovian planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 10. The star nearest to the earth — Proxima Centauri 11. The hottest planet in the solar system — Venus 12. The largest satellite in solar system — Ganymede (Jupiter’s) 13. The planet also known as the Red Planet — Mars 14. The highest known mountain in the solar system — Olympus Mons on Mars 15. The asteroid belt lies between — Mars and Jupiter 16. The largest asteroid also known as a dwarf planet — Ceres 17. Pluto earlier considered a planet is now considered a dwarf planet and a part of — Kuiper belt 18. Halley’s comet last appeared in 1986 and is expected to appear next in — 2061 19. The galaxy nearest to the milky way — Andromeda 20. The planet whose density is less than that of water — Saturn